UB don offers answers to Dow's many questions
Friday, January 27, 2017
Weighing in: Bulawa has suggested answers to Dow's questions PIC: KENNEDY RAMOKONE
More voices are weighing in to the public debate on the recent shocking JCE examinations in which 66% of learners were graded D, E and worse.
UB senior education lecturer, Dr Philip Bulawa says studies have previously been undertaken on the factors behind poor performance by the students in public schools. “All we need to do is retrieve such information and determine what would help us make an improvement,” Bulawa asserts.
“Financial freedom is more of ajourney than a destination.”– Rob BergerThe preliminary 2026–2027 budget deficit has been revised down to P9 billion, which is an equivalent to 3.1 percent of Gross Domestic Product (GDP). It is an improvement from the P26 billion or 8.9 percent of GDP projected in February.This P17 billion improvement is significant and deserves acknowledgement.Government’s restraint on non-essential expenditure, tighter...